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Where does “tūm-” come from?

tūm- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tūm- (Proto-Indo-European): to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...

Definitions

  1. to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...

Ancestry of “tūm-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “tūm-”

  • tumor
  • tomb
  • thumb
  • tumour
  • tombstone
  • thumbnail
  • thimble
  • antitumor
  • contumely
  • tumorigenesis
  • tumulus
  • thumbprint
  • tumescent
  • thimbleful
  • intratumoral
  • tumid
  • tumescence
  • tumoral
  • tumorigenic
  • contumelious
  • pseudotumor
  • thumbscrew
  • tumorigenicity
  • peritumoral
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